Legal Opinion
C.M. v. C.C.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 14, 2008PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosalyn H. Richter, J.
*927The parties, a same-sex couple, were married in Massachusetts in a civil ceremony on August 26, 2005. At the time of their marriage, they were residents of New York. They have provided this court with a copy of their certificate of marriage which was recorded with a town clerk in Massachusetts.
Earlier this year, the parties filed for divorce in this court and an inquest on grounds was held. Although there was no opposition to the holding of the inquest, a question arose as to whether this court had jurisdiction to grant a divorce to the parties since…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Fry v. Village of TarrytownNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Van Voorhis v. . BrintnallNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Hernandez v. RoblesNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- Claim of Mott v. Duncan Petroleum Trans.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Moore v. . HegemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lewis v. New York State DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Dickerson v. ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- In re SebastianNew York Surrogate's Court · 2009
- B.S. v. F.B.New York Supreme Court · 2009
- Ponorovskaya v. StecklowNew York Supreme Court · 2014
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